Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013，and the US is just 16th. A new study made by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer（暗淡）future than those born in Hong Kong，Ireland and even Canada. The EIU，a sister company of The Economist，tried to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy，safe and prosperous life in years to come.
People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life in terms of wealth，health and trust in public institutions，according to the analysis. The Scandinavian countries of Norway，Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a‘quality-of-lif e’index(指數(shù)）where it is best to be born next year.
One of the most important factors is being rich，but other factors come into play including crime，trust in public institutions and the health of family life. In total，the index takes into account 11 factors. These include fixed factors such as geography，others that change slowly over time such as demography (人口學) social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy. The index also looks at income per head in 2030，which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood. Small economies take up the top 10 countries，with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.
Half of the top 10 countries are European，but only one，the Netherlands，is from the eurozone. The crisis-ridden south of Europe，including Greece，Portugal and Spain，falls behind despite the advantage of a favourable climate. Interestingly，the largest European economies-Germany，F(xiàn)rance and Britain-do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable(不值得羨慕的)title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.
小題1:According to the passage，the happiest people live in      ·
A．DenmarkB．SwitzerlandC．GermanyD．Nigeria
小題2:The factors of telling the best place to be born don’t include      ．
A．economyB．geography
C．trust in public institutionsD．pollution
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？
A．The Economist Intelligence Unit is a company.
B．The Economist attempted to measure the best place to live.
C．The Scandinavian countries are hardly at the top of the list.
D．Half of the top 10 countries are from the eurozone.
小題4:The purpose of the text is to show people      ．
A．the best place to be born in 2013
B．a(chǎn) new study made by the EIU
C．the worst country to be born in 2013
D．the factors of measuring the best place to be born

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文，說明了在2013年瑞士在世界上是最好的出生地，在瑞士出生的人往往是最幸福的，在財富、健康、對公共機構(gòu)的信任方面有最好的生活質(zhì)量。美國排名第16位，由經(jīng)濟學家研究表明，出生在美國的孩子比起香港、愛爾蘭、加拿大有個暗淡的未來，EIU公司試圖衡量國家將提供一個健康的最好機會、安全和繁榮的未來生活
小題1:細節(jié)題。由第二段第一句People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life in terms of wealth，health and trust in public institutions，可以知道答案，所以選B
小題2:細節(jié)題。由第三段trust in public institutions and the health of family life. In total，the index takes into account 11 factors. These include fixed factors such as geography，others that change slowly over time such as demography (人口學) social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy.可以知道答案，故選D。
小題3:細節(jié)題，由第一段第四行The EIU，a sister company of The Economist可以知道答案，故選A。
小題4:推理題，由第一段最后一句The EIU，a sister company of The Economist，tried to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy，safe and prosperous life in years to come可以推出答案，所以選B。
點評：本文主要考查細節(jié)題，答題前一定要讀懂全文，由EIU發(fā)明的一項新研究是貫穿全文的一條重要線索，一定要注意體會。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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